Tapeworm Species Details

Vampirolepis brachysoma Sawada & Harada, 1988
Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 8384
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Hymenolepididae
Subfamily
Genus Vampirolepis
Species brachysoma
Authority Sawada & Harada, 1988
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
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Citation(s)

Sawada, I. and M. Harada. 1988. A New Species of Vampirolepis (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae) from the Formosan Leaf-Nosed Bat of Taiwan. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology 38: 6-9.

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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
04/22/2011 Created V.V. Tkach
11/13/2013Modified
05/17/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

Host Class
Host Order Chiroptera
Host Family Hipposideridae
Type Host
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Genus Hipposideros
Species armiger terasensis
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus
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Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host small intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country Japan
Body of Water
Island(s)
City/Region Nantsun Li
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Additional Localities Puli Cheng Nantou Hisen
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Specimens

Type Material
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Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.